Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Infection and Immunity – Funding Decisions Notification (February 2009 Competition – 200902MPI)

(Alternate title: Meetings, Planning & Dissemination Grant: Institute of Infection and Immunity)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Infection and Immunity competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

The objectives of the "Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Infection and Immunity (Winter 2009 Competition)" were to:

• To address specific questions or problems important to infection and immunity health research in Canada, with the purpose of reaching a consensus on recommendations or conclusions leading to an improved focus on research issues.
• To support scientific educational symposia with areas of importance to a significant number of Canadian investigators and having direct relevance to infection and immunity health research.
• To facilitate knowledge exchange through limited support of scientific meetings and conferences with content focused primarily in areas of infection and immunity.

Funding Competition Summary

A total of 6 applications were received of which 5 were approved for funding.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Stephanie Rasia
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-948-2024
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: stephanie.rasia@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:

Bruce Moor
Assistant Director
Institute of Infection and Immunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
University of Western Ontario
Telephone: 519-661-3228
Fax: 519-661-4226
Email: bmoor@uwo.ca

Funding Decisions Data Report

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